The blog, posted late Wednesday night, said that the team was in good spirits.

2. The Climbers Were in an Avalanche-Prone Area

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The team’s distress signal occurred in an avalanche-prone area known as Liberty Ridge. The ridge sits at 12,800 feet, and a helicopter crew located debris from camping gear in the area. The team would have fallen about 3,300 feet to their deaths if swept off the ridge by an avalanche.

3. There is Little Chance of Recovering Bodies

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As little chance of survival as there is for the six, park officials state that the families may never be able to bury their loved ones, either. According to ABC News:

“It would expose our rangers to pretty extreme conditions,” [Park Ranger Fawn Bauer] said. “And, in all honesty, we may never be able to get on the ground there.”

Aircraft will survey the area periodically in the coming weeks and months, Wold said, but the possibility of recovering the six is uncertain.

The latest air and ground search was suspended due to falling rocks and ice.

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